Basse-Terre
Sign in to saveBasse-Terre (, ; ; ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the prefecture (capital city) of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located on Basse-Terre Island, the western half of Guadeloupe.
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Basse-Terre is a town in the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe that serves as the capital and administrative center of the island. Located on the western half of Guadeloupe, it is an important governmental hub for this French overseas department in the Lesser Antilles.
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Place details
- Locality
- Basse-Terre
- Region
- Guadeloupe
- Country
- France
- Population
- 11,472
- Timezone
Article
36 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- Toponymy
- History
- Native American origins
- Birth of the town of Basse-Terre (1635–1649)
- Birth of the town of Saint-François (circa 1680)
- British occupation (1759–1763) and tentative revival (1763–1789)
- Revolutionary period (1789–1802)
- Difficult renewal (1802–1870)
- Renewed activity (1870–1976)
- Since 1976
- Heraldry
- Administration
- Judicial and administrative bodies
- Twinning
- Demography
- Education
- Health
- Town planning
- Urban morphology
- Communal territory
- Housing
- Economy
- Employment
- Culture and heritage
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Festivals
- Sport
- Media
- Picture gallery
- Notable people linked to the commune
- See also
- References
- External links
Basse-Terre (, ; ; ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the prefecture (capital city) of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located on Basse-Terre Island, the western half of Guadeloupe.
Although it is the administrative capital, Basse-Terre is only the second-largest city in Guadeloupe, behind Pointe-à-Pitre. Together with its urban area, it had 44,864 inhabitants in 2012 (11,534 of whom lived in the city of Basse-Terre proper).